That Ugly Dean Headstock

[Rocky4]

I love it!!!!

 

 

[Riffster]

Yea, Gibson was the first to do it in 1958 but i am glad they did not issue many Explorers with it,

 

Sorry it is not only ugly but impractical, the angle of the string behind the nut to the tuners is just asking for trouble.

[dem00n]

Man i love that guitar, its just so weird and...i want it so bad.

[Riffster]

There was one for sale locally on craigslist some time ago, it was there for months.

[Morkolo]

I've always been a fan of the look of the Dean headstock, not so much for the Gibson version though..

[AlanH]

It does suit the Moderne though (although I prefer the headtock that looks like a painter's knife.)

[KL]

I have seen several Gibson prototype electric mandolins with similar headstocks. They were not very practical instruments as the bridge was way close to the neck and I think they were made for a show like NAMM or something like that.

[Searcy]

Love the Dean headstock.

 

 

Not so big in the Futura head stock though.

[Rocky4]

 

Sorry it is not only ugly but impractical, the angle of the string behind the nut to the tuners is just asking for trouble.

 

It functions to add sustain according to Dean Zelinsky

[Riffster]

Even if true, that ain't sweetening the deal for me,

[This_Dying_Soul]

on dean's more angular designs the dean headstock works in my opinion. It's distinctive. Even if the bodies are derived from Gibson designs, there's no mistaking a dean for a gibson once you see the headstock.

 

I HATE their 6 in line headstocks. Although I think I know why they stopped using the design that they were using about 10 years ago when I had a Dean Avalanche 7 string. If I remember right it had 4 on one side and 3 on the other but it looked a lot like a Fender headstock. Wouldn't be surprised if Fender threatened legal action.